Women and Hollywood

In Her Voice News Brief, May 31

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:49:52 +0000

Note: We are going to be sharing the transcripts from the podcasts when we can. Transcript from Podcast on May 31. If you would rather listen, click here. Holiday weekends inevitably lead to quieter starts of the week and this one is no different. Add on to that, that we are now about 1 month...]]>

In Her Voice Podcast Episodes- May 26

Fri, 26 May 2023 13:59:10 +0000

This week on the news brief we focus on Cannes including a bit on Jennifer Lawrence. In the weekly interview, we chat with Erica Saleh, showrunner and member of the WGA negotiating committee. She gave us a full update on the writers strike. Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple]]>

In Her Voice News Brief- May 17, 2023

Wed, 17 May 2023 16:31:40 +0000

Check out our latest news brief talking about why the Cannes Film Festival is important and problematic. Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple]]>

In Her Voice Podcast Episodes from This Week- May 12

Fri, 12 May 2023 14:31:42 +0000

Please check out the latest podcast episodes of In Her Voice Weekly News Brief on May 10- includes latest Writers Strike info Interview with Laurel Parmet- writer/director of The Starling Girl which opens on May 12 Interview with Niki Caro- director of The Mother, now streaming on Netflix. To listen on Apple To listen...]]>

Women and Hollywood Transition

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:02:49 +0000

Dear friends- A little over 15 years ago I had a crazy idea: to try and start a conversation asking where the women were in front of the camera and behind the scenes in Hollywood. I called my blog Women and Hollywood because to me, Hollywood is everywhere. My exploration grew into a calling that...]]>

GLAAD Media Awards: Christina Aguilera, “A League of Their Own,” and More

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:00:36 +0000

“A League of Their Own” hit it out of the park at last night’s GLAAD Media Awards, taking home the honor for Outstanding New TV Series. The updated take on Penny Marshall’s 1992 film will conclude with a four-episode second season on Prime Video with a premiere date TBA. “Broad City’s” Abbi Jacobson co-created the...]]>

Becky G in Talks to Topline “Queen of Flow” Music Drama for Peacock

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:06:15 +0000

Becky G is circling a revenge tale. Deadline reports that the singer and actress is in “early negotiations” to lead “Queen of Flow,” an adaptation of Caracol Television’s Colombian telenovela “La Reina Del Flow.” Described as a “Count of Monte Cristo-esque tale set against the backdrop of Latin music,” the drama follows a “young singer-songwriter...]]>

Trailer Watch: Trace Lysette Confronts Her Painful Past with Patricia Clarkson in “Monica”

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:00:42 +0000

Trace Lysette returns home to care for her dying mother in “Monica.” A new trailer for the Venice Film Festival title introduces us to Monica (Lysette, “Transparent), a trans woman who reunites with her mom, Eugenia (Patricia Clarkson, “She Said”), and the rest of her family for the first time since she skipped town as...]]>

Gina Rodriguez Developing Series Adaptation of “Princess of South Beach” Podcast for Netflix

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:00:54 +0000

Gina Rodriguez is celebrating the success of her new ABC comedy “Not Dead Yet” by developing a series adaptation of a popular podcast for Netflix. Deadline reports that the streamer has optioned the “Princess of South Beach” with Rodriguez set to executive produce via her I Can & I Will Productions banner. She’s not currently...]]>

Zendaya to Receive CinemaCon’s Star of the Year Award

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:00:53 +0000

Zendaya has been named as the recipient of CinemaCon 2023’s Star of the Year Award. The history-making actress will “receive the honor at the movie theater owners convention’s Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony, which is taking place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 27,” per Deadline. “In just a few...]]>

“Bel-Air’s” Carla Banks Waddles Penning Series Adaptation of “Black Candle Women”

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:00:47 +0000

“Black Candle Women” is heading to the small screen. A series adaptation of Diane Marie Brown’s debut novel is being developed by Universal Television with “Bel-Air” showrunner Carla Banks Waddles writing the script, per Deadline. Released last month, “Black Candle Women” follows “generations of Montrose women—Augusta, Victoria, Willow—who have lived together in their quaint two-story...]]>

Sophie Barthes’ Emilia Clarke-Starrer “The Pod Generation” Lands at Roadside Attractions, Vertical

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:00:59 +0000

Emilia Clarke says goodbye to the distant past in King’s Landing and hello to the near future in “The Pod Generation,” a sci-fi story that sees the Emmy-nominated “Game of Thrones” alumna exploring fertility technology. A press release announced that Roadside Attractions and Vertical snagged North American rights to the Sundance winner. Written and directed...]]>

Teaser Watch: Mel Eslyn Tells the Story of the Last Men on Earth in “Biosphere”

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:58:37 +0000

“Everything is feeling a bit unbelievable,” says Sterling K. Brown in a new teaser for “Biosphere,” Mel Eslyn’s feature debut. Set in the not-too-distant future, the sci-fi comedy follows Ray (Brown, “This Is Us”) and Billy (Mark Duplass, “The Morning Show”), lifelong best friends who survive the apocalypse thanks to a custom biosphere built by...]]>

Liliana Cavani to Receive Venice Film Fest’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:01:20 +0000

Liliana Cavani is set to receive a major honor at the 80th edition of Venice Film Festival. The Italian filmmaker will be awarded a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement, per Deadline. Counting “The Night Porter” and “The Berlin Affair” among her credits, Cavani received Venice’s Lion of San Marco for best documentary in 1965 for...]]>

“Eileen” Adaptation Lands at Neon, Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie Star

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:00:48 +0000

Thomasin McKenzie finds herself on another dangerous journey inspired by a glamorous, mysterious woman in “Eileen,” her latest big screen outing following “One Night in Soho.” Deadline reports that Neon has acquired North American rights to the pic, which also stars Oscar winner Anne Hathaway. An adaptation of Otessa Moshfegh’s 2015 novel of the same...]]>

Guest Post: How I Found Balance and Flexibility as a Working Mom in Film and Animation

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:00:58 +0000

By Sherene Strausberg My first film, “Cool For You,” has been accepted into 39 film festivals and received multiple awards, including a Silver Anthem Award last month. As an independent filmmaker with no financial backing or creative support team, I produced, directed, animated, scored, and sound mixed/edited the an animated micro-short myself. I am proud...]]>

Robin Thede Comedy Series “Disengagement” in Development at HBO

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:07:48 +0000

“A Black Lady Sketch Show” returns to HBO for its fourth season next month, but we have even more to look forward to from the sketch comedy’s creator, showrunner, executive producer, writer, and star: Robin Thede has another project in development at the network, per Deadline. Titled “Disengagement,” the half-hour comedy series “centers on the...]]>

Sophie Lane Curtis Feature Debut “On Our Way” Acquired by Gravitas Ventures

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:00:09 +0000

Sophie Lane Curtis’ feature debut has secured distribution. Deadline reports that Gravitas Ventures landed worldwide rights to “On Our Way” with plans to release the award-winning drama in theaters and on-demand May 19. “On Our Way” follows a “tormented young filmmaker (Micheál Richardson) struggling to accept his latest script, which reveals how he lost the...]]>

Diarra Kilpatrick Inks Overall Deal With BET, Gets Straight-to-Series Order at BET+

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:00:07 +0000

Diarra Kilpatrick is going into business with BET. The actress, writer, and producer signed an overall deal for its BET Studios division. “As part of the deal, BET+ ordered eight episodes of the straight-to-series project ‘Diarra from Detroit,'” per Deadline. Currently wrapping up production, the dark comedy “follows a divorcing schoolteacher with an acerbic sense...]]>

Destry Allyn Spielberg Will Make Directorial Debut with “Please Don’t Feed the Children,” Michelle Dockery Starring

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:00:24 +0000

Michelle Dockery is saying goodbye to period costumes and hello to a survival story. The “Downton Abbey” alumna has been tapped to lead Destry Allyn Spielberg’s directorial debut, “Please Don’t Feed the Children.” The psychological thriller takes place in the aftermath of a viral outbreak that “[ravages] the country’s adult population” and sees “a group...]]>

Nancy Buirski’s “Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy” Acquired by Kino Lorber, Zeitgeist Films

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:01:31 +0000

Nancy Buirski’s look inside the making of an X-rated Best Picture winner has found a home. Kino Lorber in association with Zeitgeist Films have announced the acquisition of all North American distribution rights to “Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy.” Zeitgeist will open the film theatrically in North America beginning at...]]>

Chai Vasarhelyi, Natalie Hewit, & Jimmy Chin to Direct NatGeo Doc About the Quest to Find Endurance Shipwreck

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:13:05 +0000

Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin won an Oscar for their look inside Alex Honnold’s quest to climb the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without a rope and took viewers behind the scenes of the world’s most famous cave dive in “The Rescue,” the story of how scuba divers helped rescue 12 boys and...]]>

Trailer Watch: “Little Richard: I Am Everything” Explores the Complex Legacy of a Musical Genius

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:00:26 +0000

“Little Richard: I Am Everything” pays tribute to the OG rock ‘n roll icon. “He spit on every rule there was in music,” we’re told in a new trailer for the documentary from Lisa Cortés (“All In: The Fight for Democracy”). The Sundance title uncovers the Black queer origins of American pop music — and...]]>

Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel to Star in Pop Music Melodrama “Mother Mary”

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:00:43 +0000

Anne Hathaway is showing off her pipes again. Deadline reports that the Oscar winner will play a fictional musician in “Mother Mary,” an “epic pop melodrama” that will see her joining forces with the history-making auteur behind “I May Destroy You,” Michaela Coel, who will play an “iconic fashion designer” in the pic. A24 is...]]>

Eva Longoria’s “Flamin’ Hot” Wins SXSW Audience Award

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:10:01 +0000

Eva Longoria’s narrative feature debut set SXSW ablaze. The fest has announced its Audience Award winners, and “Flamin’ Hot” took home the honor in the Headliners slate. The film tells the story of Richard Montañez, a Frito Lay janitor who “channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into a snack...]]>

Trailer Watch: Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Nicole Holofcener Reteam for “You Hurt My Feelings””

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:00:49 +0000

Julia Louis-Dreyfus faces an unexpected crisis in a new trailer for “You Hurt My Feelings,” Nicole Holofcener’s latest. The “Veep” alumna plays Beth, a New York novelist who is prepping her latest book. Already struggling to deal with the fact that she’s an “old voice” among “lots of new voices,” Beth is devastated when she...]]>

Apply Now: Chicken & Egg Pictures Research & Development Grant

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:00:30 +0000

Attention filmmakers: Chicken & Egg Pictures has launched a new Research & Development Grant to support up to 30 directors working on feature-length documentary films in critical R&D stages. Applications are now open. The grants will offer support “for research or development of [selectees’] projects, in addition to opportunities for peer support, mentorship, and relationship-building...]]>

“Dope Girls” Drama About Soho’s Criminal Underbelly in the Works at BBC

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:00:54 +0000

A female-led “spiritual successor” to “Peaky Blinders” is in the works at BBC One. Deadline reports that “Dope Girls” will delve “into the history of Soho’s criminal underworld.” Set in the early 20th century, the six-part series is reportedly partly based on “the true story of conservative, god-fearing 42-year old single mother Kate Meyrick, who...]]>

“I May Destroy You” Intimacy Coordinator Ita O’Brien Launches World’s First Intimacy Practice Degree

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:01:25 +0000

Film and television sets have transformed in the wake of #MeToo, and Intimacy Coordinators have helped lead that charge by choreographing sex scenes, opening up communication between actors and directors, and educating about consent and boundaries — and ensuring that they are respected. Intimacy Coordinators have become a fixture in Hollywood, and demand has increased....]]>

Demi Lovato to Make Directorial Debut with Doc About Child Stardom

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:00:56 +0000

Demi Lovato has been the subject of three documentaries in the past decade or so, but the singer is stepping behind the camera for her latest project. A press release announced that production has kicked off on the former Disney star’s directorial debut, a documentary examining the highs and lows of child stardom. Currently titled...]]>

The FOFIF Short Film Fund Fall 2022 Recipients Announced

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:00:28 +0000

The recipients for the The Future of Film is Female (FOFIF) Short Film Fund Fall 2022 Grant cycle have been announced. FOFIF’s website details, “Two filmmakers will receive $1000 financial grants: Nicole Otero for production on her short film ‘Wait for Night’ and Abby Harri for post-production on her short ‘Side Hustle.’ Jalena Keane-Lee receives...]]>

NYWIFT Unveils Muse Awards Honorees: Danielle Brooks, Deborah Chow, & More

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 18:00:02 +0000

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) has revealed the honorees for the 43rd annual NYWIFT Muse Awards. Dedicated to “[celebrating] and [illuminating] women of outstanding vision and achievement, both in front of and behind the camera in film, television, music, and digital media,” the awards celebration will take place March 28. Per a...]]>

Trailer Watch: Tracy Droz Tragos Highlights Efforts to Expand Access to Abortion Pills in “Plan C”

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:00:37 +0000

“Mobilizing is really hard when you’re scared and you’re censored,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Plan C.” Tracy Droz Tragos’ latest doc sees a group of blue state advocates, midwives, and doctors working to increase access to abortion pills in the United States. Comparing themselves to a “drug cartel” to help people, the...]]>

Trailer Watch: A Cannery Worker Deals with Professional and Personal Crises in “Until Branches Bend”

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:00:52 +0000

Now screening at SXSW, Sophie Jarvis’ “Until Branches Bend” tells the story of Robin (Grace Glowicki), a cannery worker who is struggling to get an abortion. She’s also dealing with major drama at work. When she finds an invasive bug in a peach, Robin is pressured to stay quiet about her discovery by management. “You...]]>

Trailer Watch: Halle Bailey is “The Little Mermaid”

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:04:02 +0000

Halle Bailey is ready to be part of your world. A trailer has arrived for “The Little Mermaid,” Disney’s live-action take on the classic 1989 animated feature. Bailey takes on the role of Ariel, an adventurous mermaid desperate to learn more about humans and to escape her domineering father, King Triton (Javier Bardem). While taking...]]>

Oscars: Michelle Yeoh Makes History, Becomes First Asian Woman to Win Best Actress

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:00:03 +0000

“This is history in the making.” “Everything Everywhere All at Once’s” Michelle Yeoh concluded her acceptance speech at the Oscars on Sunday by recognizing the milestone audiences around the world had just witnessed: Yeoh became the first Asian woman to win Best Actress, and the second woman of color to win the honor. (Halle Berry...]]>

Vivica Fox to Direct BET+ Film “The First Lady Of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story”

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:00:34 +0000

Vivica Fox is stepping behind the camera for BET once again. The “Kill Bill” actress directed the 2021 short “Through Her Eyes” for BET Her and will follow it up by helming BET+’s “The First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story.” Deadline confirmed that the film has been greenlit. Written by Gabrielle Collins (“Merry...]]>

Trailer Watch: Jennifer Garner Investigates Her Husband’s Disappearance in “The Last Thing He Told Me”

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:00:46 +0000

Jennifer Garner rose to fame and scored four Emmy nominations depicting a spy on “Alias” but her latest project sees her investigating someone else’s secret identity. She leads “The Last Thing He Told Me,” Apple TV+’s adaptation of Laura Dave’s bestselling novel of the same name. “Your husband is not who you think he is,”...]]>

Claire Simon’s Gynecological Ward Doc “Our Body” Acquired by Cinema Guild

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:01:46 +0000

“Our Body” has secured North American distribution following its world premiere at last month’s Berlinale. Cinema Guild scored rights to Claire Simon’s look inside a public hospital’s gynecological ward. Deadline reports that the documentary is expected to hit theaters later this year. Offering a glimpse inside the “everyday operations” of the Paris ward, “Our Body”...]]>

Trailer Watch: Darkness Follows the “Yellowjackets” Into Season 2

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:00:35 +0000

Winter is coming. A trailer for the second season of “Yellowjackets” has dropped, and after barely surviving the summer, the plane crash survivors at the center of the show will have to deal with plummeting temperatures and snow in the wilderness. But the weather is just one stressor among many. “The whole time, there was...]]>

Chinonye Chukwu to Write and Direct “Wolf Hustle” Adaptation

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:00:11 +0000

Chinonye Chukwu is heading to Wall Street. The “Till” filmmaker will follow up her acclaimed biopic of Mamie Till-Bradley, an activist fighting for justice following the murder of her son, Emmett Till, by writing and directing an adaptation of Cin Fabré’s novel “Wolf Hustle.” Deadline reports that Apple “won a multiple studio bidding war” for...]]>

Trailer Watch: “Judy Blume Forever” Celebrates the Trailblazing Author

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:00:32 +0000

Sex, masturbation, puberty, bullying, body image, divorce — Judy Blume’s children’s books have earned a special place in the hearts of millions of young readers for taking an unvarnished look at the issues affecting their lives. “I don’t think that Judy Blume wrote her books to be timeless. I think she wrote her books to...]]>

Trailer Watch: “Chantilly Bridge” Reunites the Women of “Chantilly Lace”

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:00:29 +0000

“You have a conviction that at a certain age you should have it all together — but then you get older and you keep moving the goalpost,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Chantilly Bridge.” Linda Yellen’s sequel to 1993’s “Chantilly Lace” sees Lindsay Crouse, Jill Eikenberry, Patricia Richardson, Talia Shire, Ally Sheedy, Helen...]]>

Sophie Galibert’s Abortion Dramedy “Cherry” Acquired by Entertainment Squad

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:00:32 +0000

Fans of “Unpregnant” and “Obvious Child” ought to put “Cherry” on their radar. Deadline reports that Entertainment Squad has acquired North American rights to Sophie Galibert’s abortion dramedy with plans to release it theatrically this spring. A coming-of-age story, “Cherry” centers on a young woman (Alexandria Trewhitt, “From Scratch”) “who has 24 hours to make...]]>

“Bad Sisters” Leads Irish Film and TV Academy Award Nominations

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:00:57 +0000

It’s a good day for “Bad Sisters.” Irish Film and Television Academy Award (IFTAs) nominations have been announced and Sharon Horgan’s black comedy leads the pack with 12 nods including Best Drama, Lead Actress (Horgan), and TV Drama Director (Dearbhla Walsh). Co-created by “Catastrophe” alumna Horgan, the Apple TV+ series follows five sisters who find...]]>

Trailer Watch: Kathryn Hahn Is An Advice Columnist in “Tiny Beautiful Things” Series Adaptation

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 17:00:49 +0000

Kathryn Hahn is following in the footsteps of Reese Witherspoon in “Tiny Beautiful Things,” another project based on a Cheryl Strayed book. Witherspoon played the author in 2014’s “Wild” and Hahn will portray a character based on her in “Tiny Beautiful Things,” an upcoming Hulu series that counts Witherspoon among its exec producers. “How did...]]>

Sarah Polley Wins Best Adapted Screenplay WGA Award for “Women Talking”

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:00:46 +0000

“Women Talking” has been getting awards buzz since its world premiere at Telluride last September, and as awards season reaches its zenith, it’s looking more and more likely that the film’s writer and director, Sarah Polley, will be delivering an acceptance speech at the upcoming Oscars. The WGA Awards took place Sunday, and Polley brought...]]>

Mona Awad’s “Bunny” Getting Film Adaptation, Bad Robot Nabs Rights

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:00:31 +0000

“Bunny” is coming to the big screen. Bad Robot acquired film rights to Mona Awad’s bestselling novel in a “competitive situation.” Deadline broke the news. Published in 2019, the novel tells the story of Samantha, a scholarship student in a competitive MFA program at New England’s Warren University. The outsider is “utterly repelled by the...]]>

Charlotte Wells, Nikyatu Jusu, & Violet du Feng Among Sundance Institute’s 2023 Momentum Fellows

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:00:17 +0000

Sundance Institute has announced the participants selected for the 2023 Momentum Fellowship, a program “designed to support and provide coaching to mid-career artists with a focus on career development,” per Deadline. Launched in 2018, the fellowship was “created to support storytellers from historically marginalized communities who have recently achieved a noteworthy accomplishment, such as a...]]>

Danielle Nicolet Will Adapt “Black Karen” Short into Feature

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:02:07 +0000

Danielle Nicolet is writing and exec producing a feature adaptation of “Black Karen,” “The Flash” star’s 2022 short directed by “Harlem’s” Meagan Good. Deadline broke the news. “Pic tells the story of Karen Johnson, a Black woman on the verge. Her work, home, and personal life are falling to pieces while she’s plagued by anxiety....]]>

Daisy Ridley and Raelle Tucker Team Up for “The Better Liar” Series at Amazon

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:00:09 +0000

Daisy Ridley is teaming up with Raelle Tucker, an alumna of “Jessica Jones” and “True Blood,” on her next project. The “Star Wars” actress will topline and exec produce “The Better Liar,” a drama series in development at Amazon that’s written by Tucker. Deadline broke the news. An adaptation of Tanen Jones’ book of the...]]>